If not abolished

Chapter 321 Secret Passage

Zhu Zhanjun had just returned to his room after dinner. After washing up, he lay down on the bed and fell asleep. As soon as Zhu Zhanqi came in, he heard Zhu Zhanjun snoring.

After Zhu Zhanji turned off the lights, he returned to his room to rest.

Zhu Zhanqi has also returned to Prince Zhao's mansion.

"How do you feel about your day today?" Prince of Zhao Zhu Gaosui specially called someone over to ask him.

Zhu Zhanqi said: "Not bad, everyone is very helpful to me. By the way, I saw today that some palaces still need to be repaired. I wonder if my uncle has any ideas about this?" Zhu Zhanqi thought about the problems he saw today.

"Oh, you've discovered this. Actually, I have discussed this matter with my second brother, your father. Those places were specially left behind. As for what to do, it just so happens that you are here. I am uneasy letting others do it, so I let you do it."

"Uncle San, what does this mean? What do you want me to do?" Zhu Zhanqi didn't understand at all.

"Come closer and I'll tell you what I'm saying." Zhu Gaosui waved his hand for him to come closer.

Zhu Zhanqi curiously leaned over and heard Zhu Gaosui whispering.

"This... is it my father's idea or yours?" Zhu Zhanqi's eyes widened, shocked by what Zhu Gaosui had just said.

"You've grown up, too. Xiao He, we won't hide some things from you. Your father and I have dreamed of that position for so many years. Your royal grandfather will one day... When that time comes, I will definitely meet your father in Qiqi Shuntian. I have been responsible for all the construction of the Forbidden City over the years. It will be easy to accomplish this. Even if you don't come this time, we have to do it."

"But if this matter were to be discovered, I'm afraid..." Zhu Zhanqi was not brave enough, so he naturally didn't dare to do it.

"Don't worry, you, my father and I are the only ones who know about this. Besides, these things will not be used until that day comes. No one else will find out about it." Zhu Gaosui said confidently.

"But to accomplish this, there must be some accomplice in the palace. Last time, many of us in the palace were killed by Grandpa Huang..." Zhu Zhanqi talked about what happened in the capital before.

"I know what you are worried about. Don't worry. All of us will not do anything this time. We will wait for that day. We will not be discovered by our father this time. Don't worry. Your father and I have planned to make arrangements. You don't have to worry. Last time, you were too careless and got caught by Zhanji. That brat has been at odds with us since he was a child. He is a difficult person. Fortunately, he was suddenly demoted to Zhongdu. Now the capital has been moved. I don't know when he can come back."

"Yes, I didn't think it through last time. My third uncle and father have experience, and I need to learn from them. But since we are going to do this, we must be secretive. The main thing is that the emperor seems to have done it on purpose this time and asked me to bring those two guys, Zhanjun, here. If they find out about this, it will be bad. Do you think I should arrange them somewhere else?" Zhu Zhanqi thought of the two brothers.

"There's no need for that. After all, if we suddenly arrange him to go somewhere else, it will arouse suspicion. Besides, I think that kid Zhanzhang is exactly the same as Zhanji. It would not be good if we were too deliberate. Let's just do this." King Zhao thought for a while and said.

"What Third Uncle said makes sense. This Zhanqi is indeed amazing. I have never paid much attention to him before. But after meeting him for a while, I found that this kid might be something extraordinary in the future." Zhu Zhanqi said, thinking about what happened today.

"My eldest brother himself is not favored by the emperor. The sons he gave birth to are indeed the most favored by the emperor among his grandchildren, which is also rare." King Zhao said in a somewhat unpleasant tone.

On the second day, the three brothers continued to divide the work and cooperate with each other. After Zhu Zhanqi assigned some chores to them, he went to arrange the tasks given to him by King Zhao.

"Cousin, aren't you coming with us?" Zhu Zhanjun saw that he was about to leave.

"Oh, there are still some palaces that need to be reinforced, and I have to deal with them with the workers. You go with them, and I won't follow you. If there is anything you don't understand, just ask them." Zhu Zhanqi explained simply.

"Okay, then you go and do your work, cousin." Zhu Zhanjun didn't want to drag him along, since he had his brother with him anyway, so he wasn't alone. He turned to his brother and said, "Zhanjun, let's go."

"Oh, okay." Zhu Zhanjun seemed absent-minded early in the morning. Zhu Zhanjun rarely saw his brother like this, so he couldn't help but ask curiously: "What's wrong with you? Didn't you sleep well last night? You look listless."

"Maybe. I felt like I had a dream, but I didn't remember it when I woke up. Now my eyelids are still twitching, and I feel a little uneasy. I always feel like something is going to happen. Forget it, let's go first." Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said.

"Are you okay? Do you want to go back and rest today? Anyway, it doesn't matter whether we are involved or not." Zhu Zhanjun said indifferently.

"Second brother, how can you say that? Since you are here, you can go back. It's okay, I'm fine. I'll just take a nap at noon." Zhu Zhanji refused.

"Okay, if you have anything to say, just tell me."

"Ah."

On the other side, Zhu Zhanqi arrived at the place.

"What happened?" Zhu Zhanqi asked.

"Your Highness, write one according to the drawing given by the prince. It will probably take another three to five days to finish it."

"Three to five days is still a bit long. Everyone should work harder and work overtime to get it done faster."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Zhu Zhanqi was still shocked when he thought about what Zhu Gaosui said to him yesterday. He knew what they were doing, but he didn't expect them to be so bold as to think of digging a secret passage in the Forbidden City and start the rebellion directly from the inside.

I think the two of them have been planning this for a long time, and it was just by chance that he found out about this.

This time he has to think carefully about how to disrupt their plans. After the last lesson, they are afraid that they will not tell him about the spies in the palace.

But it doesn't matter. The most difficult thing to detect in this world is the human heart. The Emperor is suspicious to begin with. The fact that he asked him to come here and brought the two brothers Zhu Zhanjun with him this time is a good proof. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that they were sent here to monitor him.

When the emperor moves the capital, he will certainly have to go on an expedition to the northern desert. By then, he will do something in the capital. My father already has a name in the emperor's mind. If he adds fuel to the fire, then...

The more Zhu Zhanqi thought about it, the more he felt that his plan was perfect.

Now everyone is saying that Zhu Zhanji was demoted to Zhongdu. Unexpectedly, just a few years later, Zhu Zhanji was demoted to Zhongdu to guard the mausoleum. Of course, this is a story for later.

The relocation of the capital in Shuntian was proceeding in full swing. Zhu Zhanji was leisurely accompanying Hu Shanxiang in Zhongdu. Hu Shanxiang's belly was getting bigger and bigger now. She was well taken care of during this period. She was not as frightened as she was in the palace. She was in a better mood and naturally her mentality was much better.

Zhu Zhanji now feels a little scared when looking at Hu Shanxiang's belly. Before coming, Hu Shanxiang's belly was just a little bit obvious, but it was not obvious when she put on clothes. In the past two months, her belly seemed to be blown up by the wind, and it has become much bigger visibly. Zhu Zhanji has not seen a woman with a big belly for many years. He doesn't even remember the last time Hu Shanxiang gave birth, and he didn't care about her particularly at that time. He was the one who went to Shuntian in the previous life, so his eldest princess was born in Shuntian.

"Your Highness, the New Year is almost here, and I don't know when the little one will come out?" Hu Shanxiang said, looking at her belly. She rarely goes out now.

"She is just waiting to come out on the last day so that we can celebrate the New Year together." Zhu Zhanji remembered that his daughter was born on the last day of the year, and the new year began after her birth.

"This child seems to be blessed. He has plenty of food to eat since he was born."

"My daughter is naturally the most blessed person in the world."

"Your Highness, have you chosen a nickname?" Hu Shanxiang asked. She was afraid that she had no talent in naming, so she just waited for Zhu Zhanji to think of one.

"I need to think about this carefully." Zhu Zhanji naturally wanted to give his daughter a nice nickname with good meaning.

"Actually, a nickname can be just easy to pronounce and doesn't need to be too complicated," said Hu Shanxiang.